On Tuesday, Highland faced Millennium in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Highland Hawks had just enough and edged the Millennium Tigers out 10-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Hawks have posted since September 12, 2023.
One reason for the win was Highland's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Kylie Riggs. She also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Highland has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Millennium, their loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-2.
Highland didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 35-0 win against Skyline on the 2nd. Millennium has also already played their next contest, a 23-17 victory against Mountain Ridge on the 3rd.
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